Rabia al‑Adawiyya
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Rabia al‑Adawiyya was an 8th-century Muslim mystic and early Sufi saint renowned for her teachings on selfless, unconditional love of God.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Rabia al-Adawiyya | 47 | 0 |
| Rabi'a al-Adawiyya | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theologian
→
Muslim saint → Sufi mystic → woman → |
| approximateBirthCentury | 8th century → |
| associatedWith | Basra school of early Sufism → |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century → |
| commemoratedAs | early Sufi saint → |
| countryOfOrigin | Iraq → |
| culturalContext | early Abbasid-era Iraq → |
| denomination | Sufism → |
| emphasized |
love of God for God’s sake alone
→
worship without fear of hell → worship without hope of paradise → |
| era | Islamic Golden Age → |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic mysticism
→
spiritual ethics → theology of divine love → |
| gender | female → |
| hasRole |
ascetic
→
saint → teacher → |
| influenced |
Islamic concepts of divine love
→
female spirituality in Islam → later Sufi mystics → |
| influencedBy |
Muhammad
→
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Quran → |
| knownFor |
ascetic lifestyle
→
concept of unconditional divine love → early development of Sufi piety → teachings on selfless love of God → |
| language | Arabic → |
| legacy |
inspiration for Sufi poetry
→
model of female sainthood in Islam → subject of many Sufi anecdotes → |
| movement | Sufism → |
| notableIdea |
disinterested piety
→
mahabbat Allah (love of God) → pure intention in worship → |
| placeOfOrigin | Basra → |
| practiced |
asceticism
→
mystical devotion → |
| regionOfActivity |
Basra
→
Iraq → |
| religion | Islam → |
| veneratedIn |
Sufism
→
surface form:
Sufi orders
Sunni Islam → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rabi'a al-Adawiyya